The flower stamps are from the 'twiggy florets' set by Paper Smooches. I coloured with my new pens (I know - hubby says 'is there no end' well, clearly not!). They are Stabilo pens, I will tell you more about them later in the week. The sentiment is from a little Hero Arts set.

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Friday, 24 July 2015

Hello. Mostly rain! Hubby wants to know when we are moving to sunnier and warmer climes. Too much day time telly - A Place in the Sun, Escape to the Continent etc etc is giving him ideas! I get homesick just going on holiday for a week so I think we are in Scotland to stay (unless we win the lottery and then I might think about it).So todays card features stamps from the 'chance of rain' set by Mama Elephant. The background was diecut and inked using 'faded jeans' distress ink. I hardly ever do this, don't know why 'cos I really do like the effect. Oh dear, I'll never use up all those patterned papers now!

For my card I used the typewriter stamp from the 'keep in touch' set by Clearly Besotted. The snail is part of a bigger Penny Black stamp called 'garden visit' and the papers are 'mon ami' by Basic Grey.

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Sunday, 19 July 2015

Hello. I have a very summery card to share today (although it's anything but summer here in the West of Scotland). The super cute image taking centre stage on his rubber ring is Chubby. He is part of a set called Summer Chubby...

You get two Chubby images and four sentiments and all on special offer at the mo'.

The papers I used are 'barefoot and bliss' by BoBunny. I've had them for ages so it feels good to use up some older stash! The sentiment is by Clearly Besotted and I know it's normally a Christmas sentiment but I used it here 'cos it fits.

So, are you looking for a bargain? The DigiStamp Boutique has reduced hundreds, yes, hundreds of their sweet images to just 99p. All can be found here in the special 99p section. Happy shopping!

Sunday, 12 July 2015

Hello. Cuteness alert - there are brand new images over at The DigiStamp Boutique. My card features the adorable Milly. Part of a set and on special offer at the mo'.

I coloured Milly using Copic marker pens and the 'embroidery hoop' was diecut using the hoop die by Neat & Tangled. The papers and matching sequins are 'life emporium' by Teresa Collins and the sentiment is from a Lawn Fawn set 'scripty sayings'.

Thursday, 9 July 2015

....home. A lovely relaxing week away in the Lake District. This time to a dog friendly cottage so that Boyd could come along with us and be truly spoiled by everyone he met! The views from the cottage, as you can see from these pics, were truly superb. Anyway, that's all the holidays over for this year, awww. Best get planning next years!!

I had scheduled my last few blog posts and really enjoyed reading all the lovely comments while I was away, thank you. I will be catching up with you all soon.

So I have a change from my usual card - a milk carton! It was die cut using the Lawn Fawn milk carton die. The fence was cut using 'rolling hills' from My Favourite Things and the sheep is from a Clearly Besotted stamp set 'feeling sheepish'. This was fun to make and really easy and I'm sure you will be seeing more of these little cartons soon!

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Hello, I'm Liz McGuire. I have been designing and making cards for over 10 years, serving on numerous design teams and completing assignments for various papercraft magazines.

Along with my cardmaking I like to try my hand at art journaling, memory keeping, smash books etc. And there is also my new obsession - planners and stationery! So there may be the occasional blog post on these topics.

I do have a real job but that's just to earn enough money to buy paper, stamps, pens and, of course, buttons!

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